Operation Tubetop

Ouch ouch ouch ouch... Last night was the Vienna Night Run. I did it! But I am incredibly disappointed in my time. I was sure I would have beaten my Women's Run time but it was not to be. I also think I could have pushed myself a little bit harder but I was kind of distracted by the absolute gorgeousness of the Ring at night. Oh look, the Twin Museums, oh look Parliament, oh look the Rathaus, oh look Votiv Kirche. Vienna's Ring is like the 5k equivalent of a Jimmy Choo store. Last night was a beautiful night to run and I am very glad I participated! I do regret, however, the pizza I ate before the race. A friend and I have been thinking about this race for a while and a few weeks ago she suggested we stop for an early bird special at her favourite Italian restaurant Da Capo a few hours before the run. Pizza is my everything so I responded with "Capital idea!"  After work we stopped for a couple of glasses of wine and pizza and that was a big mistake (not f...

Well hello everybody! Apologies for not writing sooner. I was busy, so very busy. Which means I was being fabulous.. in my own mind. Saturday was incredibly busy. At 1 I had an editorial meeting at Burg 24 which is amazing by the way. If I were a student and cool, this would totally be the place to spend my angsty Saturdays. It is an eclectic mix of, well, everything. I met the Vienna Würstelstand team for an editorial meeting (because I don't get tired of writing that, ever). I have a couple of articles to write the next couple of weeks so I need to get on it. After the meeting, I headed home and then got dressed for the party I had been invited to a while back. It was a joint bday and Office Twin's presence had also been requested (the guy is getting popular). I headed out to the Dry Bar (my new guilty pleasure) and whipped out a picture of Sofia Loren in all her 1960s glory. They did the best they could do with me and I walked out with fabulous make up and big hair. I we...

Wow. It felt like a long week. I thought the Wednesday off would make the week seem shorter but I was wrong, so very wrong. I also should have used Wednesday to hibernate and not act like a Kardashian. Lesson learned. My next day off is at the end of October. I have taken two days of for the Halloween party and one of those days looks like it will be spent at an Autism symposium. Speaking of the Halloween party, I might start decorating on Sunday. The Husband will not be amused but I already have my speech ready. It starts off with: "But this is the perfect time to start decorating!!" I will whine. He will no doubt counter that it isn't October yet. To which I will respond with "But the party is earlier this year!" and he will say "Still, that is too long to live like the Addams Family!" with which I will counter with "WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ADDAMS FAMILY?! THEY ARE LIKE THE AWESOMEST FAMILY EVER AND I EVEN WROTE A BLOG PIECE ABOUT THEM A COUPLE...

Hello Thursday night! The Kid fell asleep about 2 hours ago, I ate too much pasta, and now I am in my jammies, relaxing on the sofa.The Husband is out because his company is having an Oktoberfest which can only end well. I went spinning this afternoon and it was, as always, awesome! I hope to get a run in tomorrow morning but we will see. I want to get at least one more run in before the Night Run on Tuesday. My second race this year and I can't believe it. Back in March, if you had told me I would have willingly paid money to be surrounded by people in spandex, I would have told you you had gone and lost your damn mind. The semi good news is that we have now made it over 24 hours without the Kid having a major episode. The past week has been incredibly taxing and rough but the positive side is that it has fueled me to do more; for us and for others. I am super excited to be meeting with a psychology student next week who has expressed interest in working with the Kid several t...

Well, I would like to say I am doing a whole lot better since Saturday but that would be a lie. Yesterday again was a disaster. At 2 in the morning on Monday night, the Kid had another freak out and at 7 in the morning as well. It was terrible and the Husband ended up filming it for the therapist. After his episode, he was of course "fine" and we went to his new therapy session. The Husband picked him up 30 minutes later and heard that he had been difficult. He dropped him off at daycare and they called to say that he had had some fits. When I got home at night, the Nanny said he had freaked out as well. Ugh. Heavy heart. The rest of the evening he was perfect and adorable so that was one good thing. Yesterday I ended up writing the therapist about his fits and we sent the video of one of his episodes. She wrote us back with suggestions and possibilities and I am feeling a lot better. We have booked an appointment with an ear, nose and throat doctor. His name is Dr. Kürsten a...

First off, thank you everybody for your kind words, your messages and your e-mails. It really meant the world to me and pushed me out of my very dark mood. Saturday was the lowest of the low. I was absolutely devastated. But Sunday was, thank God, a million times better. The only downside is that I felt like I was walking on egg shells, careful not to inadvertently trigger another freak out. In the afternoon a friend and her lovely son came over for a playdate and it was lovely. The Kid usually ignores other kids but towards the end of the visit, he ended up interacting a little bit with the other boy and that made my heart happy. And by interacting I mean he sat on him. I went to bed feeling a lot more at ease and then at 4 this morning, the Kid had another freak out. I think he is on a strange sleeping schedule because it seems that for the past week, at 4 a.m., he wakes up and gets upset. I am not sure how we can change this but to the Internet I will go. Part of me thinks it is...

So I don't usually get into a funk. Maybe for 10-15 minutes I will lock myself in the bathroom and let myself cry. Then I will take a few deep breaths and decide to order something online, or read celebrity gossip... but yesterday was one of my lowest days in a long, long time and I am still kind of reeling. I try to keep this blog upbeat because I usually am your bubbly, slightly bitchy neighbourhood cheerleader...but once in a while I need to vent or cry. I also think that it is impossible to always keep this blog upbeat because after a while some people might be like: bitch be trippin.. her life can't be that awesome. And they would be right. Yet, at the same time, I am incredibly grateful for so many things so it feels ridiculous to complain. But complain, I do and I did and I really hope today is a better day. Friday was a hectic day at work and unfortunately I had to postpone a meeting I had to go to, to look at my photographs I had taken of me in the summer (#notpor...

Apologies for not writing a post yesterday. After spinning, I went home and decided that eating English muffins was all that was happening last night. It has been a crazy week so far and on Wednesday, one friend said "Your life exhausts me." I get that a lot. Another friend recently had thought she would try to live one week like me as an experiment but decided against it. All I could think was "Two Tovas!?!?! All the stuff I could get done!!" Two Tovas? Triple the fun! It is true, I am incredibly busy but for me, it is a good thing. Wednesday I had 3 meetings which was probably pretty excessive and by the time I got back home, I was monosyllabic. But they were all good meetings with interesting outcomes and I do very much look forward to the next few months. On Wednesday morning we had our therapist summit. Our original therapist for the Kid, who we adore, was able to come out to our district to meet another therapist that we are additionally hiring. I was a l...

Monday night, it is rainy, it is cozy and I still love Fall. Even though I am schwitzing. I want to wish you all a Happy Jewish New Year! Appletinis for everybody! I met a friend earlier for a quick drink. The wine totally had apple tones. This week ahead is a mixture of fun and work! Walk with me. Tuesday : Tomorrow is a big deal appointment in the morning. The Husband and I have set up a meeting between the Kid's ABA therapist and another therapist we met recently. This meeting is costing us a fortune but the idea is that the 4 of us can come up with a therapy plan for the next few months. It is daunting but we have to do it. We have 2 years until regular school and I am determined that we will get him speaking by then. Think it and make it so. I am tenacious and I don't give up so I will do this. Well, the Kid will do this, but it will be a struggle. My ultimate dream would be to be able to work from home (and make enough money) so that I can spend more time with the Ki...